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Nigeria’s ruling party candidate Tinubu wins presidential election – electoral commission

Former Lagos governor polled ahead of Abubakar and Obi in Nigeria’s most competitive election since end of military rule in 1999

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Bola Tinubu wins controversial Nigerian presidential election

Bola Tinubu wins controversial Nigerian presidential election

Tinubu, national leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC), has won the popular vote in the disputed election.

Nigeria, Africa's most populous nation, elects Bola Tinubu as the new president

Nigeria, Africa's most populous nation, elects Bola Tinubu as the new president

For Tinubu, it's the culmination of a deeply held ambition. But the elections have been criticized over logistical failings and violence that suppressed the vote.

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Nigeria's ruling party candidate Tinubu wins presidential election

Ruling party candidate Bola Tinubu won Nigeria's highly disputed weekend election, electoral authorities said on Wednesday, securing the former Lagos governor the presidency of Africa's most populous democracy.

Nigeria's opposition parties call elections a 'sham' and demand a new vote

Opposition parties in Africa's largest democracy are crying foul and calling for fresh elections in Nigeria, citing claims of vote rigging.

Who’s leading the Nigeria election? All to know about the results

Voters and observer missions have highlighted INEC’s failures and violence on election day as results are awaited.

Nigerians wait anxiously as election results collation continues

The collation of results in the election that observers and voters say had many logistical challenges is still ongoing.

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Outsider Obi takes key state of Lagos in Nigeria elections

Outsider Obi takes key state of Lagos in Nigeria elections

Peter Obi, the Labour Party (LP) presidential candidate, has upset the apple cart in Nigeria's tightly contested presidential election, narrowly defeating the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate Bola Tinubu in his stronghold of Lagos, the country's largest city.

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Nigeria election: early results put ruling party’s Bola Tinubu in strong lead

Nigeria election: early results put ruling party’s Bola Tinubu in strong lead

Tinubu appears on course for victory despite Labour candidate Peter Obi taking Lagos in surprise result

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Nigeria starts counting votes after mostly peaceful presidential poll

Nigeria starts counting votes after mostly peaceful presidential poll

Counting has begun in the wake of Saturday's Nigerian elections. The ballot of 90 million registered voters has been described as broadly smooth and peaceful, despite reports of isolated violence, delays and technical hitches. The electoral authorities have given no date for the announcement of results, but the outcome must…

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Presidential election results only announced for one of Nigeria's 36 states

Presidential election results only announced for one of Nigeria's 36 states

Nigeria’s election commission announced the first results late Sunday from the country's closely watched presidential election, but it could days before a winner is declared.

Nigerian election: votes are counted after bitterly fought election

Nigerian election: votes are counted after bitterly fought election

Nigerians went to the polls on Saturday in what many see as the most competitive election in decades. But voting in some parts of the country did not go as smoothly as planned.

Nigeria’s presidential election marked by long delays

Nigeria’s presidential election marked by long delays

Election officials cited technical problems and the absence of voter registers as causes of the delays.

'Where is the money?' Inflation and cash crisis hit hard as Nigeria goes to the polls

'Where is the money?' Inflation and cash crisis hit hard as Nigeria goes to the polls

On a normal day, Balogun Market in Nigeria's Lagos is packed with shoppers looking for a bargain on anything from clothes, to freshly cooked street food or cut-price electronics.

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Nigerians vote for new president in tight three-way first round

Nigerians voted on Saturday to choose a successor to President Muhammadu Buhari in a tightly fought race, with three frontrunners for the first time in the country's modern history. Early turnout was reported to be slow in several polling stations in the economic capital Lagos, the southern city of Port…

The Guardian - UK

‘Godfather of Lagos’ is the man to beat in pivotal Nigerian election

Bola Ahmed Tinubu remains frontrunner for president but a new voice has captured the youth vote

What's at stake as Nigerians elect the president of Africa's largest democracy

The continent's largest democracy and biggest economy holds a presidential election Saturday that's come down to a race of three leading candidates.

Special programme from Lagos: Nigeria gears up for presidential vote

We bring you a special edition of Eye on Africa from Lagos, ahead of Nigeria’s crunch presidential election on Saturday. Some 93.5 million voters are eligible to cast ballots to choose a new president, Muhammadu Buhari having already served two terms. Shortages of cash and fuel, as well as power…

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Bola Tinubu: Nigeria's kingmaker who wants to be king

Bola Ahmed Tinubu, presidential candidate of the ruling All Progressives Congress in Nigeria, holds two traditional titles: Asiwaju of Lagos and Jagaban of the Borgu kingdom in Niger State, north-central Nigeria. The titles have similar meanings: leader and leader of warriors.

Nigeria presidential election to test dominant parties

Nigerians will vote on Saturday in what could be their most credible and close electoral contest since military rule ended nearly a quarter of a century ago - and the first in which a presidential candidate who is not from one of the two main parties stands a chance.

Last rallies held in Lagos ahead of Nigeria presidential election

Ruling party candidate promises hope, opposition pledges change as Thursday’s deadline to end campaigns approaches.

How Nigeria's presidential election is galvanizing young voters

First-time voter Amanda Iheme has made up her mind on her choice for Nigeria's next president - and it won't be a candidate from the two main political parties.

Nigeria election: Women denounce poor political representation

Half of Nigeria’s population are women but only 4 percent were elected into government in 2019. Will 2023 be different?

Nigeria election triggers deluge of ‘fake news’ on social media

Experts and activists say political actors have expanded the scope of misinformation ahead of the general elections.

Missing aristocrat’s dad fears 'she's been brainwashed by cult' after 6-month church stay

Constance Marten, 35, who is missing along with her sex offender partner Mark Gordon and her newborn baby, spent six month as a 'disciple' in a church in Lagos, Nigeria

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